Reviews of USS South Dakota Battleship Memorial. (Museum) in Sioux Falls (South Dakota).

USS South Dakota Battleship Memorial

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2705 W 12th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, United States

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This place has a very good rate, they treat their customers well and you’ll feel welcome, super recommended

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Reviews of USS South Dakota Battleship Memorial

C Renaissanceman

One would never expect to see something like this in a downtown location. It's simply a very fascinating collection of memorabilia from WW 2 regarding the battleship USS South Dakota. Free entrance, very small parking lot (no RV or trailer parking). One could easily spend several hours here going through all of the collected materials. Excellent place for those with an interest in military history. Would highly recommend.

Michael Miller

I have never seen a monument quite like this one. A very clever idea to create the outline of a battleship deck on a public park. Not a lot of parking and there are some areas that need to be better maintained, but very well worth a visit.

Scott

What a unique and honorable feat that the State of South Dakota and the City of Sioux Falls has done with this terrific ship. This exhibit is World Class and has many original displays from the original battleship. Really proud we got to see it.

N M

The USS South Dakota Battleship which is located in a park that’s clean and quite ..The USS South Dakota was most decorated battleship in World War II 🇺🇸 The USS South Dakota was built for the United States Navy in the 1930s. The first American battleships designed after the Washington treaty system began to break down in the mid-1930s, the South Dakotas were able to take advantage of a treaty clause that allowed them to increase the main battery to 16-inch guns. 🇺🇸

Charles Wilcox

Closed on September 30th, but still available for a walk-around. The site gives you a good idea about the size of a battleship and some of the equipment on it.

Mark B. Smith II

Absolutely amazing look into the history of this storied WWII battleship. The short concrete wall around the site shows you the "footprint" of the deck of the ship to illustrate its size. Several guns and other parts of the actual ship are set in place in the area of the deck. The radar array is here. One of the anchors and a length of the actual anchor chain are also here. You can try to lift the chain, I got 2 links, lol. Inside is where the real history comes to life. Very personal items from many collections.

Luba S

Museum is located in a small one floor building. There is a small gift store. It took us up to an hour to see all the exhibits inside and take a tour around the museum. It’s very educational and interesting for kids and adults.

Mark tha Sober Dude

So, im currently on a cross country walk to raise awareness for veteran homelessness and mental health. Today, to celebrate July 4th, im walking for 22 hours. What a pleasant surprise to be able to walk past this. I had no idea it was here but was definitely delighted to see it! Happy freedom day America!! Be sure and thank a veteran!

Nick Duke

Loved the location and the curator there was so knowledgeable about all the stuff in the museum we walked and talked for hours I could honestly stay there for weeks great location and very near and well maintained 10 of 10 would recommend for anyone to visit

Arlene Aninion

Remarkable. Emotional. Sentimental. Battleship X USS South Dakota (BB 57), with its combination of Navy Unit Citation and 13 battle stars, was the most decorated battleship of World War II. For security purposes, she was called “Battleship X” after her first major battles, to prevent the enemy from identifying the top-of-the-line battleship.

Sue Scimeca

Everyone needs to see this memorial. Its very informative and touching to learn about the men who served on her and the 95 who died.

Rock Labelle Freedom51

Beautiful museum and free, the 30 minutes documentary of the USS SD Battleship is very informative.

Katie Knowles

This was one of our last stops for the day and something fun for the kids to experience. The lady working was very friendly and informative. If your going threw Sioux Falls, SD you must stop

Scott Leach

What a great place for all to visit. Especially former Battleship sailor. 13 battle stars in 4 years...I can't say enough about this place. Sending all ship mates that way...

JS Uploadz

Wonderful piece of history located by the zoo. Many artifacts from WWI and WWII. It's free admission and the souvenirs are cheap ($5 minimum on card purchases). Definitely worth the visit!

Ed Walker

Amazing display of American Heroes and resolve. God bless the men who served on this mighty warship and the ones who payed the ultimate price for their service 🙏. …

John Mason-Smith

Don't miss this amazing memorial to one of the most decorated ships in WW2!

Dan Bednarski

The outside with the displays of guns and ship equipment was amazing. But the museum in the building is wonderful. There you can see models and artifacts like a flag from the IJN Nagano the only surviving Japanese battleship at the surrender at Tokyo bay

Melissa Kennedy

We weren't able to go inside because it's off season, but the memorial laid out in the lawn is epic. A must see!

traci hilbers

My grandfather was on the USS South Dakota and I have been to many a reunion,my daughter and I were in SD for a concert and stopped by memorial on what would have been by grandfather's 102nd birthday,my grandpa and grandma picture is hanging at memorial,brought back alot of memories for me❤

Kathy Kirkland

What an amazing job they did! We got there early and the very kind woman let two of my Boy Scouts Present the Flags! They are still talking about it.

Jacob Weaver

Very interesting artifacts and trinkets from WW2 about this battleship

Stephanie Pierce

Very well put together, staff member was very knowledgeable

Rachel Iverson

We stopped here because it was on the way to our Airbnb and we had a little time before we needed to check in. What a great stop, we learned so much and really have an appreciation for what all those servicemen gave. I would recommend this a stop if you have a little time. The staff is knowledgeable and really passionate.

Rajesh Dave

This is a good 1 hour stop while in Sioux Falls. Although the actual battle ship is no more, they created an illusion of you standing on the ship. You can see the guns and the radar etc .. If you speak into the large gun at one end, your friend can hear your cool echo through the other end! Try it. Fun fact: USS South Dakota was the most decorated battleship in WWII.

Kristylin Olson

Kids sure had fun climbing about. Such a neat way to display a ship!

n edwards

Great little museum with lots about the battleship that it honors. Definitely recommended.

Darwin Barnes

A very fine memorial and worth the stop. Just be sure and actually go into the museum, most folks miss lt! So much to see and read about inside the museum building. Various artifacts from the BB to see, also some old equipment from the time period of the first USS South Dakota, pretty neat. Much to learn about, and the true to life outline of BB 57 outside is about the best you can do in a land-locked state. Very much like the USS Arizona memorial down in Arizona. There is no charge to visit the museum, though they do have a donation box. The staff are really friendly and helpful.

Loretta L. Pena

It's always interesting to learn new things about the ship.

Bills Spirit

The outside structure is fun and interesting, but the inside is completely fascinating! The museum is only OPEN May 1 thru September 30.

WARSHIPKING 1941

I was there 2 Days ago and one of your guides said that South Dakota went after battleship TIRPITZ that is not true I'm fact it was USS Washington a north Carolina class battleship that was about to engage until TIRPITZ turned away but besides that this place is amazing

Eric Peterson

Excellent museum and memorial. The memorial allows you to stand right in the middle and see just how large this battleship was. The museum is free but they take donations. There are so many historic artifacts and models on display one can spend hours there. It does a great job of telling the history of this great but short lived battleship. I didn't know anything of this ship's WW2 exploits before going there.

Patty Capella

It's pretty amazing work. Standing here today visually imagining this old ship..large concrete outline of exact dimensions, towers, cannons, propellers etc. You can imagine standing in it back then. Also there is a museum with lots more details. Souvenirs. Penny crusher.

Maddie Cunningham

Good area if your driving through or love history.

Bruce Torres

Outline of the Battleship adorns the grounds with several pieces of military hardware from the USS South Dakota. The visitor center had some amazing models and several pieces of historical value. Nice stop off to see and experience.

Joseph Harris

This was a stop on a cross country drive. A little-known memorial it was very unique. Because they couldn't bring the actual battleship they build a cement outline of the ship and brought various items from the ship deck to display within the cement outline. At the center is a wonderful museum filled with photos, artifacts, videos and some items to buy. But best of all it is staffed with a knowledgeable volunteer who genuinely cares about the exhibit. This is located in a beautiful park and because it's low-profile it's easy to miss. We bought sandwiches and had a picnic before we explored the "ship". We missed it, but it does have it's own private parking lot located right outside the museum. You have to be going the right way on the main street to enter. I was skeptical of this, but had wanted to stop at "different" things on our trip. It was a quick stop, but well worth it. What a great tribute and memorial.

Nicole Groninger

Didn't even know there was a Memorial until in Sioux City. Neat place to visit.

William Baldwin

Great history lesson full of interesting artifacts and historical pieces.

Natalie Acheson

A great installed of history! The kids love running around and they can get a real feel for the size and what it might have been like. Good information and we will go back when the visitor center opens in may.

Bonnie Eukel

Very interesting! Glad we decided to pull in and see what this was all about.

Lisa Decker

Free memorial. Very well done with lots of memorabilia and person stories. We loved it!!

Steven Thulin

We have come here before and our most recent visit was on Memorial Day. What a great experience to talk to our kids about the sacrifices so many have made for our country. One of my boys wants to join the armed forces when he's old enough. This is a great resource to expose people in South Dakota, and the midwest, to the accomplishments of our navy.

Jacob Swenson

Really great. The outline of the ship was good to walk and read about the ship. You could spend hours inside reading all the displays and looking at the donated items. Very interesting.

Shannon Stephenson

Great pieces to review, nice host, excellent details to go with artifacts.

Michelle Sanford

It was fabulous and I learned a lot of things!!❤️

Jetlover X

Small, but full of collectables and memorabilia. The person gave as many interesting informations and backgrounds. It was like a private tour. And no, there is no ship but lot of interesting stuff about the USS South Dakota. Worth the visit. Recommended.

Paul Seidel

Very cool, lot of artifacts and pictures!

Jason Glaesemann

It's small but it is great that they were able to save what they did. It's an important ship that needs to be remembered and I am glad that they found away to keep the memory of the ship alive. Its worth a visit if you are in the area.

Jeff Owens

Very informative, worth the visit. Not only learned something new, but also corrected something I THOUGHT I knew. That cement outline of the ship was eye-opening. Almost 1200 people crammed into that space. I couldn't live like that no matter how many potatoes I peeled or planes I shot down. Glad I was an Army grunt...

Fred Bern

Alot of information that I did not know about the battleship and it's crew. Been wanting to see it for years, never took the time, ashamed of myself. Very impressive. Plan to go back again, by myself so I can take my time.

Becca VanDam

What a wonderful memorial!! The staff was all so nice & the grounds & inside were well kept! It was a nice place for all ages!

Michelle Holt

Really neat how the ship is displayed! Disappointed that the building is only open seasonally. Would've liked to go through it.

Christian Hill

It's not open right now but it was still pretty cool.

D2 (SvenDayProductions)

The guy running the place is really knowledgeable, and friendly. We had fun talking to him as we walked around the museum part.

David Castleberry

Would love to see the whole ship but they did a good job on displaying the pieces they did saved worth the visit

John Sours 3rd

Such a meaningful experience the son of a WW 2 sailor of the USS Iowa to see this. Just awesome to visit this

Robert Glanville

I loved looking at the names of the people who served our country. You will go away with a sense of appreciation. There is also a piece of decking from the ship, which was my favorite part.

Jennifer Laatsch

This is an amazing memorial. It was fantastic history lesson for my kids. I also learned that my grandfather was in the color guard for the dedication.

David Gleason

Outline of the most decorated ship of world war 2. With gun placements an a decent museum with free entry. They take and you should give donations.

marco rocha rocky

Very nice In the middle of the city they made a memorial to a brave ship & crew 👍 The staff - a senior lady - was a bonus to my visit Congrats 👏👏👏 …

Jason Schuster

Was very interesting. The kids even enjoyed learning and playing. Cool place.

V Gonzales

Really well done memorial. We were very impressed. Volunteer workers were awesome

Jeff S

Really enjoyed the museum. The display was amazing and informing, Inside and outside.

Deb Ryberg

Very nicely done displays, interesting pieces

Rosann David

The longevity and knowledge of the staff is incredible.

S Smith

Worth the stop if you are in the area. A nice memorial to the men and the arm forces that served our country.

Aaron Thun

It was closed when it was supposed to be open. Outside exhibits we're interesting

Michele Southall

Always go and visit places like this to pay your respects.

Karissa Fauss

Very neat stop and great way to get a perspective on the size of these massive ships and equipment!

Tabitha Moe

Nice memorial / small park, just a short stop but shouldn't be considered a major attraction like TripAdvisor had suggested.

J Goblirsch

Pretty awesome if you take the time to walk around and really read about the history of the ship, what it has done, and the actual equipment from it.

Marissa Hereford

We visited after the visitors center had closed, but it was a really nice memorial to walk around and view!

Randy Winesburgh

You can get a sense of history and size. Great walk-around for a vet with his kids.

Emily Smith

Great experience! There was a lot of neat authentic artifacts and staff that was helpful and friendly.

Kevin Kruse

Took the kids here to learn a little history. They had fun playing outside of the museum. Closing for the season 9/30

Clint Brainard

Really cool my kids thought that it was AWESOME to see what stuff looked like on the real ship

Kathy Otten

It has many pictures and actual uniforms, equipment taken from the original ship and an outline of the ship with the anchor. My dad was in the Navy in WW II.

walt boland

Any place that honors the brave men and women that served our country during any military conflict will always get 5 stars from me. God Bless America.

Galen Johnson

I appreciated the plaques, but there is not much to see here strictly for those interested in history.

Matty Ice1775

Souix Falls has some awesome things to see. Start here.

Andy Willer

Very creative display symbolizing the battleship. I have traveled through a few times and made sure to bring colleagues to see it too

BSchneid17Zulu

The staff are very knowledgeable about what the battleship was and have provided information that, even as a sailor, I didn't know

William Pistulka

Very cool. Great story on battleship X

Billy Sutton

Awesome to see. They did a very nice job

barb zirpel

It had so much interesting things an pictures in side, love going threw it 😀😀 …

Danielle Weightman

By far one of the best historic military memorials I have seen. Worth the visit!

Evan Kemp

It's amazing the museum is nice and the out side area is veary good

David S

Great historical monument! Loved the displays of military memorabilia from the ship.

Charles Bennett

Cool idea to have the outline. The museum is small but good.

Sharon Poach

Nice place and free will donation to get in.

Geej Nepia

Nice area

jennifer johnson

It was neat. Lots of history. Not a lot of fun for our 4 year old.

tim tucciarone

The main building was closed when I was there. The outside was a cool 10 minute visit.

Kandice Miles

Wish I could have gone inside. We didn't know that it has seasonal hours.

Alex McAnally

Staff was very friendly and the place is clean and well maintained.

Uday Kiran Reddy

It might be a historical place but literally there is nothing else to see except the things which you see in the pictures.

Rhonda Olson

Love the USS South Dakota!! Been here several times and it never disappoints!

Lisa Stokes

very nicely displayed, gentleman working there was very nice

Jeremy Zorkocy

Lots of information and some neat artifacts. You can see the whole thing in about an hour.

Jeff McCune

Very interesting, a nice memorial to a key ship that fought in WWII.

Chasity Lane

The lay out is super cool and the kids appreciated

A Crowd of One

A lot of mementos about the USS SOUTH DAKOTA. Very enjoyable.

Aaron Wentz

Interesting to see on the outside, fantastic museum on the inside.

Dan Klimisch

Cool memorial. Never forget the sacrifices of our veterans!

Anthony Engberg

Life size battleship layout. Take some time to walk and read the displays

Mike Reilly

Good place to stretch your legs.

T J

Great history

ElRicardo Sanchezia (Rick C134)

A must see for any naval lover or proud south dakotan!

David Lawrence

Really neat place to check out.

Gary Day

Very informative and a great place to have a picnic

Bob Oberg

Been in there 5 years ago no 10 months drive by all thetime

Crystal Mitchell

Great site, very informational. Kids loved it.

Jena Frisby

Great place. Knowledgeable staff.

Nancy Rath

Was a lot of history to learn about.

Bobby Rekmanis

Nice park, the old South Dakota ship, next to the zoo!!

James Reeves

Very neat way to memorialize the states naval rep

Jesse Newell

Super cool place to visit

k y

Watch the 30 min. Video

Bobby Greenlee

Very nice place Marshall is open more hey location

joshua anderson

a Fabulous memorial to such a gallant ship and her crew.

Mike Loween

Very interesting. Great history and information.

Mason kennedy

Awesome experience

Jimmy Chambliss

Nice place. The inside was shut down.

Joel Rawlston

Very educational

Brock Huisman

Neat place. Good history lesson.

Jon Cody

Pretty cool

Sky Morrell

Beeg beeg ship.

Andrew “Hebrewsaurusrex” Davis

Great place to learn and honor those that served

Joe Pfaff

Awesome history lesson kids loved it.

Richard V

Go inside. It is bigger and a lot more there than you expect.

JIll MAy

Great memorial for our servicemembers.

Erin Bix

Had a great time and learned a lot

Sean H

Awesome experience!

Dolores Whitcomb

Need to update direction I. Google maps.

Mary Larson

Historic!!! Well worth the visit.

Awaken Ranger

Full of history park messeum

Jer Rut

Informative info as to facts on the ship history

Kevin Everett

Nice place to visit.

Kim Hayes

Great place for history and it free

Kenneth Behrent

Great landmark to check out.

Ben DeRuyter

Parking is tough for tournaments

Melanie Peltier

one of my favorite places...

Rem

It was very detailed and histotical.

Michael Moran

Fun and innovative as well as informative.

Jim Gorres

Great site to visit

Annette Roe

Very nice

Dakota Sioux

Longstanding memorial with impact to the local community.

Lucas Van Holland

Great place to play Pokemon

Richard G

Great little museum

Bryan Kroger (krogebry)

Neat place. Many portals.

kevin hogan2

Thank you keeping the memory alive

Tanya Daene

Very informative and interesting .

Cortney Lucille

Very neat

Ray Collins

My grandpa was on this ship

Mike Fitterer

Poke stop

Matthew Sproul

Great learning experience

Angie Joyce

Neat experience.

Jeff Thorson

Great history of the Battleship South Dakota

Jeremiah Larson

A good tribute

Edward Causey

Just as cool as the nc

Erin Bentley

Worth the visit!

Jack Augustin

Excellent

Billy Pettibone

Was nice

Sailer Lacrosse

Legit Great

Kevin Colwill

This was an awesome experience.

Cathy Matteucci

Great place!

Angie Morgan

Very Intresting

d mcgaw

Interesting history and display

Carla Campbell

Amazing!!

Rudy Pugel

Very informational!

chris haws

Awesome

brett holt

Nice

Melissa Jenkins

Small and informative

Tracey Jones

Nice place

Marcus Pieczonka

Nice Memorial

Coupe DeVille

Interesting to see

Sam Schilling

Cool

Margie Meier

Great place

J.D Zafft

Guns go boom boom boom

Martina von der Heiden

Great visit 😃 😃😃😃😃 😃 …

Brian Halma

Here's the caveat - we visited in March, while the Visitor Center is closed for the winter months - but we walked the grounds and are looking forward to visiting when the Visitor Center is open. On the grounds, they've preserved some items including a mast, main gun barrels, secondary gun barrels, and anchor.

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